PowerShell.org Articles published in February 2013.
When: Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 7:30 PM (GMT) Where: Virtual *********~* Advanced functions give you ability to create functions that act like cmdlets. Learn how to get the most from this powerful part of the PowerShell functionality Notes Richard Siddaway has invited you to attend an online meeting …
I"™ve been grading the scripts in the warm up events for the Scripting Games and noticed a lot of people doing this: Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_LogicalDisk | where {$_.DriveType -eq 3} Ok now it works but there are a couple of things wrong with this approach. Firstly, you are ignoring the built …
Before the verification exam becomes available to the public, I need ONE OR TWO people to be the first through the complete program. This is not a “beta;” the exam is finalized and you will have to pay for your verification. The first one or two people will be semi-automated as I nail …
Jeff Hicks (Microsoft MVP and Author) gave a presentation on “Getting Started with PowerShell Advanced Functions”. You can download the presentation and example scripts here and watch a recording of the presentation below on our YouTube channel. [youtube_sc …
The series of articles on PowerShell workflows that are appearing on the Scripting Guy blog is now complete. The articles in the series that have been published are: http://blogs.technet.com/b/heyscriptingguy/archive/2012/12/26/powershell-workflows-the-basics.aspx …
Ok, aftermath time. In Winter Scripting Camp I saw some very cool stuff, but I know folks want to learn from this event too, so I want to call out some stuff that I didn’t like so much, and explain why. I’m keeping these brief - if you’d like a longer explanation, hit me up in the …
We’re well into our beta for the VERIFIED EFFECTIVEâ„¢ Windows PowerShell 3.0 Toolmaker exam, and expect the program to go live in March or April of 2013. There’s a good bit of information on the program home page that you should review if you’re interested in getting verified. [As …
As a warm up for this years Scripting Games a two event Winter Scripting Camp has been organised. Details from https://powershell.org/games/
NOTE: As of 4th February, we’re full up for the beta. Check back later this year for the program launch. I’m ready to begin a formal beta test of the new VERIFIED EFFECTIVEâ„¢ examination program, which we’d previously referred to as “PowerShell Verified.” Participation …
Everything’s been going pretty smoothly, so we’ve decided to open Winter Scripting Camp to everyone! Read everything below carefully for the best camping experience! Scripting Camp is a precursor to the Scripting Games, which will kick off in late April. During Camp, you’ll have …
